births
March 12, 1918
Pádraig Faulkner, Irish Fianna Fáil politician (died 2012)
Pádraig Faulkner
Pádraig Faulkner was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1980 to 1981, Minister for Defence 1979 to 1980, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs and Minister for Tourism and Transport from 1977 to 1979, Minister for Education from 1969 to 1973, Minister for the Gaeltacht and Minister for Lands from 1968 to 1969 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Gaeltacht from 1965 to 1968. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Louth constituency from 1957 to 1987.
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil, officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party, is a centre to centre-right political party in Ireland.
March 12
March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 294 days remain until the end of the year.